Need tires for snow
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From: Carlos, MN
Need tires for snow
I want get a set of tires for snow that will work all year round, I'm not concerned to much with a little hum just not a lot. I would like to find some cheap in the $750 or less range for four of them. I currently have Dunlop Rover RVXTs, they work great on dry and wet roads, and light snow. But I've been stuck twice this winter mainly due to them, in deep snow. I do some work in mud in the summer, and the winter my road is never plowed until after I need to be at work. I have been looking at Firestone Destination MT. I am pretty much set on some kind of mud tread, since mud and the snow around here seem to have similiar properties. I need something in 265/75R16 "E" load range. I also looked at Super Swampers SSR, but not sure on price. Also would like to find a website to get them from all the shops around here want about $300 more than I should pay to have them mounted and balanced. I do about 70% on road 30% off, but when I go off-road its really off-road(not just a gravel road). The truck they are for is the one in my sig.
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imma recomend the bfg mts not the ats. i got about 50k out of mine and it was mostly pavement miles. great tire in the snow as i dont think i ever needed 4x4. and this was in a ranger with the same size your asking about. wait i dont think they were the same load ranger..hmm. but great road manners and not much humm.
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From: Medina TN
I just bought the Cooper Discover ATR's great in the little bit of snow that we have had with very little road noise. Cooper also sells a MTR which is a mud terrain for the same price. I have 265/70/17 and paid @ $640 including tax. Good Luck
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> Super Swampers SSR
I had them and they are a great compromise tire. Never had them in snow though.
>but not sure on price.
Only way I could afford them is I bought blems. Well worth the money though.
The thing is in snow or mud, you really need a large void tire, especially in snow because the compression of the snow between them is what gives you traction. Otherwise you end up with a rubber snowball good for nothing, which is why the AT tires that are good on road fail you off road.
The tread gets packed, it does not come loose, builds a snowball and it is all over. Having to dive out the window because you are stuck in snow with the doors jammed is fun
If I lived where you do with serious snow AND ice, I would buy a retread green diamond MUD tire for the winter with some cheap rims. Then in spring switch to a more expensive mud tire that would not wear as fast.
Or just go with the SSRs and air down when I am getting to snow and ice.
I had them and they are a great compromise tire. Never had them in snow though.
>but not sure on price.
Only way I could afford them is I bought blems. Well worth the money though.
The thing is in snow or mud, you really need a large void tire, especially in snow because the compression of the snow between them is what gives you traction. Otherwise you end up with a rubber snowball good for nothing, which is why the AT tires that are good on road fail you off road.
The tread gets packed, it does not come loose, builds a snowball and it is all over. Having to dive out the window because you are stuck in snow with the doors jammed is fun
If I lived where you do with serious snow AND ice, I would buy a retread green diamond MUD tire for the winter with some cheap rims. Then in spring switch to a more expensive mud tire that would not wear as fast.
Or just go with the SSRs and air down when I am getting to snow and ice.
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From: Prince George
I'd say it depends on how deep the mud and snow are and what kind they are. I had 35" BFG AT's on my truck and was constantly pulling my buddy out of the deep snow who was running 33" BFG MT's on an almost identical truck, but the tables turned in the mud, and he had to pull me out. Also, during breakup and spring thaw, I wouldn't hit anything without MT's. Depends on how bad the conditions are. You could always run a set of chains on top of MT's and call her good, that way you'll make it through most of what you encounter. The forestry and mining equiptment up here run chains during the season, so go figure.
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From: Simi Valley, CA
just step up to the next step up on your dunlops, which are the dunlop radial mud rovers, they are excellent in mud and snow and only give off a small amount of hum on the freeway, i got mine for 720 for all 4 and i love them, i have gotten up some muddy hills and through some muddy pits i didnt think possible thanks to these awesome tires!
